TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Itochu ( ITOCF ) said on Friday

it signed a long-term power supply agreement with Google

to help the search engine company achieve its

renewable energy goals in Japan.

Itochu ( ITOCF ) portfolio company Clean Energy Connect (CEC) will

start service to Google in 2024 and will provide up to 72

megawatts of solar power to Google by 2026, the Japanese trading

house said in a release.

Itochu ( ITOCF ) invested in CEC in November 2021 amid growing demand

for renewable energy for generative artificial intelligence and

data centre operations.